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College football by the odds: Picking every Mountain West win total

Boise State linebacker DJ Schramm (52), carrying the Dan Paul Hammer, leads Boise State onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State on Sept. 18, 2021, in Boise, Idaho. The Arizona Bowl was canceled on Monday night, Dec. 27, after Boise State pulled out and shut down all team activities due to COVID-19 issues within the program.

Those rooting for upheaval in the Mountain West last year might have been letdown, but there’s nothing like a second chance. This season looks like it has an even better chance to produce a surprise in what might be ...

14 August 2023
By Case Keefer

Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion, according to book by renowned gambler Billy Walters

United States' Phil Mickelson waits to play on the 17th tee on the first day of the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, Thursday, July 20, 2023.

Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion over the last three decades and wanted to place a $400,000 bet on the 2012 Ryder Cup while playing for Team USA, according to ...

10 August 2023
By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press

Atlantic City's main casino union, where most workers are women, is finally led by one

Most of the Atlantic City casino workers who clean hotel rooms, serve drinks and tidy up public areas are women. For the first time in 107 years, the union that represents them ...

19 July 2023
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

MGM Resorts and Marriott enter into licensing agreement

An exterior view of the Bellagio on Aug. 28. 2016.

More than a dozen hotels belonging to MGM Resorts International will become available for booking on Marriott International platforms this fall as part of a long-term strategic licensing agreement between the ...

17 July 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Casino employee recalls armed heist in trial of Las Vegas police officer

This photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows a suspect captured by security cameras on Jan. 6, 2022, during a robbery at the Aliante hotel-casino in North Las Vegas. The police agency later identified the suspect as Caleb Rogers, who was employed as an active-duty patrol officer at the time of the robbery.

At the trial of a Las Vegas police officer accused of a trio of casino heists, an employee said Tuesday that in her 40-year gaming career she had never been more afraid for her life than when she came face to face with the robber. “All I kept thinking in my head was: I could die today,” said Sherry McGrath, who ...

11 July 2023
By Rio Yamat, Associated Press

Weekend wagers: 9 bets on 7 sports to make this weekend

LSU celebrates after defeating Florida in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 26, 2023. LSU won the national championship 18-4.

Weekend Wagers has sat dormant for the last two weeks, but that didn’t stop the column from picking up a near $2,000 victory. ...

8 July 2023
By Case Keefer

Aristocrat Gaming bringing NFL-themed slots to Las Vegas

Mark Wadley is chief marketing officer for Aristocrat Gaming

The sports economy is gaining traction in Las Vegas every day, and the city’s vast gaming industry is determined not to be left behind. Aristocrat Gaming will debut NFL-licensed, league-themed slot machines on casino floors this fall, and the Australian-based manufacturer — which has an office in Summerlin — has also entered ...

6 July 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

New slots area at Plaza in Las Vegas named for gaming influencer

Influencer Brian Christopher poses in the new Brian Christopher smoke-free slot area at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, June 7, 2023. The new slot area, part of the Plazas Main Street Reimagination project, celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Content creation in casinos is still relatively taboo and many places won’t even allow patrons to take pictures of themselves on the casino floor.

26 June 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Esports specialist Skillz moving its headquarters to southwest Las Vegas

Andrew Paradise, CEO & Founder of Skillz, an online mobile multiplayer video game competition platform, poses for a photo at the companys Las Vegas office Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

A leading mobile gaming company has relocated to Las Vegas from California.

7 June 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

U.S. Integrity monitors sports wagering for suspicious activity

Scott Sadin, left, COO of U.S. Integrity, and Matthew Holt, president, pose in an analyst room at the companys offices in Henderson Thursday, May 25, 2023. The company identifies suspicious sports betting behavior by analyzing changes in betting data against a benchmark of normal betting activity.

Since U.S. Integrity opened its doors about five years ago, the sports-betting compliance and fraud prevention firm has evolved from catching instances of illegal sports wagering to ...

5 June 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

NCAA survey shows 58% of 18- to 22-year-olds are wagering

More than half of the respondents to an NCAA-commissioned survey of 18- to 22-year-olds acknowledged placing sports wagers, with two-thirds of those who live on college campuses saying they ...

24 May 2023
By Eric Olson, Associated Press

Poll shows two-thirds support plan for Las Vegas ballpark

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Two-thirds of Clark County voters support the Athletics’ proposal for a ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a poll conducted for the team. The A’s, who are planning to ...

17 May 2023
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

New Jersey gambling revenue up 9.5% in April

A dealer conducts a game of roulette at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on May 12, 2022.

New Jersey's casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won $462.7 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier. That figure includes winnings from ...

16 May 2023
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Bally’s announces ballpark deal at Tropicana casino site

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Bally’s Corp. announced today it has reached a binding agreement with the Oakland Athletics and the land owner of the Tropicana to build a baseball stadium on the Strip casino property. The agreement marks a reversal from another ballpark deal announced ...

15 May 2023
By Casey Harrison

Weekend wagers: Seven bets to place on six sports including the NFL

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) looks to pass the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.

NFL point spreads are up, and they’re not merely for decoration. ...

13 May 2023
By Case Keefer
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